By CBC News Ottawa, February 8, 2017
After increasingly hearing about rats being spotted in public parks and on city streets, two Ottawa councillors have asked staff to report back on the city's rodent population
.Councillors Mathieu Fleury and Allan Hubley tabled an inquiry at the end of Wednesday's council meeting, asking what the city is doing "to resolve community concerns relating to rodents in the public realm."
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